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MSC BUSAN

IMO: 9289087
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 86,555 t
Flag (estimated): Portugal
Port of registry: Madeira
Technical efficiency: EEXI 9.03 g CO₂/t·nm

ISM company (DoC holder) in 2025: MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED · part of MSC Group

Report year

2020 at a glance

From the 2020 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 69,058 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

273

Container median 172 kg/nm (+58%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

12.4

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 17.6 (−29%)

Average speed

15.9 kn

Container median 14.0 kn (+14%)

Fuel per day at sea

104.3 t/day

Fuel consumed

13,414 t

CO₂ emitted

42,287 t

Distance sailed

49,224 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

3,088 h

129 days, 35% of the year

Within the container fleet, 2025

Set against all 2,208 container ships with a full-year 2025 report. Bigger ships burn more per mile but less per tonne of cargo, so read fuel per mile with the ship's size in mind.

Fuel kg/nmThis ship 289 kg/nm · median 177 (+64%)

78.8Ranks 1,919 of 2,208, lowest first302

Average speedThis ship 15.6 kn · median 13.3 (+17%)

9.1Faster than 84% of container ships16.0

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 10.4 g CO₂/t·nm · median 16.3 (−36%)

7.22Ranks 620 of 2,208, lowest first46.9

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Container medianThis ship

Where the emissions happen, 2020

THETIS splits each ship's CO₂ by voyage type. The split sets how much falls under the EU ETS: all of it within the EU and at berth, half of it on voyages into or out of the EU.

Between EU ports0%
From the EU41%
Into the EU58%
At berth in the EU1%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

440 t

1.0% of the ship's CO₂, alongside in EU ports

Methane (CH₄)

–

Mainly from LNG; small for oil, biofuel and methanol

CO₂eq uplift

–

CO₂eq on top of CO₂ alone, from CH₄ and N₂O

Over the years

Full-year reports only. The Container median is the middle ship of all container ships reporting that year; it moves with the fleet, so a ship can gain on it without changing itself.

Fuel kg/nm

MSC BUSAN
Container median

150.0200.0250.0300.0

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’252025

Average speed, kn

MSC BUSAN
Container median

13.014.015.016.0

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’252025

CO₂ per transport work (cargo), g CO₂/t·nm

MSC BUSAN
Container median

10.012.515.017.520.022.5

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’252025

Year on year

Year	Average speed	Fuel kg/nm	Fuel per day at sea	Distance	CO₂ per transport work	Reading
2022→2025	+1.5 kn	+2%	+13%	−62%	−12%	1.5 kn faster, fuel per mile flat; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2021→2022	−0.9 kn	+4%	−2%	+61%	+10%	0.9 kn slower, fuel per mile up 4%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2020→2021	−0.9 kn	+0%	−6%	−49%	−13%	0.9 kn slower, fuel per mile flat; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2019→2020	+0.3 kn	−0%	+2%	−19%	+3%	0.3 kn faster, fuel per mile flat.
2018→2019	+0.8 kn	+8%	+15%	+5%	+7%	0.8 kn faster, fuel per mile up 8%; in line with the speed change.

Fuel per mile rises roughly with the square of speed for a given ship, so a change in speed explains much of a change in fuel per mile.

Every reporting year

One row per THETIS-MRV report. A ship that changed operator during a year has a part-year report for each.

Operation

Year	ISM company	Fuel t	CO₂ t	Distance nm	Hours at seah	Average speedknots at sea	Fuel kg/nmthis ship	CO₂ per transport work (cargo)g/t·nm, this ship	Laden fuel
2025	MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED	4,534	14,128	15,665	1,004	15.6	289	10.4	–
2022	not published	11,579	36,538	40,736	2,891	14.1	284	11.9	–
2021	not published	6,902	21,871	25,288	1,687	15.0	273	10.8	–
2020	not published	13,414	42,287	49,224	3,088	15.9	273	12.4	–
2019	not published	16,516	51,486	60,530	3,876	15.6	273	12.0	–
2018	not published	14,549	45,319	57,737	3,912	14.8	252	11.3	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2025	MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED	10.4	16.3	−36%	620 of 2,208	DNV	B+C
2022	not published	11.9	19.1	−38%	473 of 1,825	DNV	C
2021	not published	10.8	17.9	−40%	383 of 1,781	DNV	C
2020	not published	12.4	17.6	−29%	534 of 1,797	DNV	C
2019	not published	12.0	18.9	−36%	449 of 1,788	DNV	C
2018	not published	11.3	20.2	−44%	338 of 1,705	DNV	C

Fuel per mile and CO₂ per tonne-mile are the ship's own reported KPIs. Container ships are benchmarked on CO₂ per transport work (cargo) (TW), in g CO₂/t·nm. CO₂eq adds methane and nitrous oxide and is in the public files from 2024. Rank counts from the lowest figure among that year's container ships. Methods: A delivery notes, B tank monitoring, C flow meters, D direct measurement. FuelEU GHG intensity is not shown: it needs fuel types, which the public file does not carry. Operators are named only from 2024, the first year the public files carry them; earlier years belong to the ship, not to any company.